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7/28: Claire Ansell “Getting Your Business Through COVID”

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July 28, 2020:

We continue to operate in  our Zoom bubble and we have made the decision to maintain our social distance with video conference only meetings only through the end of August. That hasn’t prevented us from having great speakers, including this week’s featured speaker Claire Ansell, and we’ll welcome past Rotarian Anita Zuker this week.

We had an outstanding presentation Tuesday by Claire Ansell on “Getting Your Business through COVID”. Claire is the inventor of the Power Planner System, has operated in over 300 countries and trained over 2500 individuals. A renowned business strategist, she is one of the most multi-powered sales professionals in her field.

She started by asking when did we see Covid coming. She saw the challenge coming from her clients in other countries.  With the dramatic change the Covid has had on business, she asked the question, do you want your old life back or is this a wakeup call to create your best life. As the pandemic started in the U.S. she asked her clients what they needed and the answer was focus. 

The 4 keyways to running your business in Covid are:

Remove the excuses

The excuses are all the reasons we tell ourselves we can’t do something. With all the things we are dealing with in Covid, we need to quit making the excuses and put the foundations back in your business. Find the positives, as hard as that is, in the current situation. Once you remove the excuses, chaos is a choice.

Create the vision

If you know where you are going in 10 years, today doesn’t seem as relevant. Know the end goal, speak as if it has happened and make decisions for the future.

Develop a Strategy

You must have a plan. Everyone is making a plan to get out of Covid but they don’t necessarily know where they are going. Your employees need to know you have a plan to maintain their enthusiasm and know where you are going.

Sell!!

You have to sell. You need to know your products and what you are selling. If you don’t know your product, you are selling you and it becomes an emotional sale. It needs to be about your product and the solution you are selling. Reevaluate what you do well and what you can do now. Have a defined target and repeatable sales process and know what your value is.

It’s time to set your course and make the choice on how you are going to come out of this. As hard as it is, we need to make the best of the current situation and know the business you want to build for the future.

 

To access the Zoom recording of this meeting go here.

Password:  5sx37+w%

Submitted by Don Bause, Chairman, Keyway Committee

IN OTHER MEETING NEWS 

    • Marjorie Hanger gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.  
    • President Lisa welcomed all visiting Rotarians & guests.  
    • President Lisa presented Health and Happiness.
    • Stefany DiManno Ceccato welcomed and introduced our keynote speaker, Claire Ansell, for a discussion on “Getting Your Business Through COVID”.  

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY

August 4, 2020 | Issue 4972| President: Lisa Van Bergen

COMING EVENTS
    • Aug. 4 – Anita Zucker, Life, Family, Resilience (by Zoom)
    • Aug. 11 – David Ginn, CRDA (by Zoom)
    • Aug. 18 – TBD – Teacher of the Year (by Zoom)
    • Aug. 25 – Networking (by Zoom)
    • Sept. 1 – Winslow Hastie, Historic Charleston Foundation (Zoom)
NEWS BRIEFS

IMPORTANT Meeting Update – ZOOM Thru August

With the continuous spike in COVID cases in our area, the Board decided this past week to cancel our in-person meetings through the end of August. We will continue to meet on ZOOM during this time with plans of returning to in-person meetings at Hall’s Signature Events after Labor Day – Tuesday, September 15th. 

We hope members will continue to log in to ZOOM and enjoy meetings from the comfort of their home or office. No yummy lunch by Hall’s or the in-person camaraderie of your fellow Rotarians, but it is the next best thing to stay engaged and be connected to your Rotary family. And as we know, the impact of Rotary is felt through our volunteerism and support of one another and the community, especially during trying times.

July Dues Statements/Payment Options Expanded/Meal Fee Increase  

If you haven’t already, please be sure to pay your July-December 2020 dues.  Statements were distributed via email the last of June and are now considered past due.  To assist you, we will be re-emailing statements this coming week to those with an outstanding balance. Please note that we have expanded our payment options and you now have the ability to pay via ACH and PayPal. Please note that there will be a 3% convenience fee added to all credit card dues payments. 

Another IMPORTANT change …. Starting in July 1, meal fees will increase to $30 for both excused members and guests. We will also ask that meal fees (Excused & guests) be paid at the door. We will no longer bill.

Board Meeting this Tuesday

All Board members should plan to meet this Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 am at Hall’s Signature Events and ZOOM the weekly meeting live at 12:30 pm from that location.  Members should plan to join ZOOM at 12:30 pm.  Our own member and Past President of our club, Anita Zucker, will join us for a discussion on “Life, Family, Resilience”

 

Rotary Helps with Covid Testing

Rotary Club of Charleston members stepped up to fill a need in public health and safety by providing registration volunteers for a free COVID-19 Testing Site at Burke High School on July 25. Rotary joined the Shifa Clinic, Lab 24, the City of Charleston and the Charleston County School District to provide this day-long testing effort that allowed 208 people to be tested for Coronavirus. The zip code in which the testing site took place – 29403 – is among the highest rates of COVID-19 in the nation. Participants came by car and on foot to get tested. The SC National Guard assisted with traffic control and logistics.

Thank you to Rotarians Cleave Ham, Virginia Lee, Sandy Morckel, Michael Smith, Rob Byko, President Lisa Van Bergen and friends and family members of Rotarians who volunteered throughout the day. All members wore masks, including their new Rotary neck gaiters, and maintained social distance practices while registering the participants in their cars.

 

 

 

 

Important COVID-19 Message from the District

We wanted to share the below from outgoing District Governor, Johnny Moore. This will be part of our club’s COVID procedures going forward. We do not have any scheduled in-person Rotary gatherings until August, but please keep this in mind when we begin in-person meetings.

It has come to my attention that we need to set some ground rules for dealing with Rotarians who contract COVID-19 and how we deal with this in our clubs.  First, for the Rotarians themselves. We MUST maintain absolute confidentiality for ANYONE who tests positive for COVID-19 unless they give us permission to share their information.  That said, we MUST also ask, even require, that any Rotarian who has been to an in-person Rotary meeting or other function and later suspects they have COVID-19 report this to their Club President as soon as possible.  This could be due to being in close contact with a person who tests positive or that they show symptoms. And, they absolutely must let the Club President know immediately if they test positive.  Then, keeping confidentiality, the Club President MUST let all who attended that event know that there was someone at the event or meeting who came down with symptoms or tested positive.  This will, at least, give all those notified the option of being tested immediately.  And, it gives them warning that maybe they should limit their contact with others until it is proven that they are not infected.

With the increased number of cases being reported, this becomes even more critical to the health and welfare of our fellow Rotarians and their families.  Please, join me in helping stop the spread of this nasty bug.  If we are all vigilant and responsible, it can and will make a difference.

Official Rotary Club of Charleston Statement on Racial Inequity and Business Support

The Rotary Club of Charleston Board of Directors met prior to our meeting this past Tuesday and adopted an official statement on Racial Inequity and Business Support in light of the recent unrest in our community and across the nation and the world. Rotary International had adopted an official statement on June 1, and we felt it was important for our Rotary Club to take a stand to condemn racial injustice and also show support for our small businesses who were affected during the recent rioting. While this has been a very challenging year for our community and our members with this pandemic and the resulting economic effects, we feel hopeful that a shift is occurring for the pandemic that has plagued our country for 400 years. In both our words and our actions, we have a chance to be a part of changing our future to one that allows all of our citizens to have a chance to live up to their fullest potential. With all the amazing and transformative impact the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston has had on our community and milestones that we have celebrated throughout this 100th anniversary year, you can be proud to be a part of an organization that lives up to our vision of uniting to create lasting change in our world, our communities and in ourselves.

The statement in its entirety can be found on the lead page of our club’s website.

Global Grant Scholar – Madison Davis

Our Club is sponsoring Madison Davis, a junior at the College of Charleston, for this year’s Ambassadorial Global Grant Scholarship.

Rotary Foundation Global Grants are used to fund scholarships with sustainable, high impact outcomes in one of Rotary’s six areas of focus: peace and conflict resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development.  Madison is planning to attend the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine pursuing an MSc in Nutrition for Global Health.  Madison will be in competition with a number of other candidates within District 7770 vying for a cash grant of up to $50,000 to attend graduate study for one academic year abroad.  Good luck Madison!!!

Volunteer Opportunities

The City of Charleston has asked the Rotary Club of Charleston to continue to provide registration volunteers for smaller COvid-19 testing events that will be held with Shifa Clinic at St. Julian Divine Community Center starting on August 10, 10am – Noon. 3 volunteers will be needed for each event, expected to be held every 3rd Monday through the Fall. These testing events will be targeted to the hospitality industry, but open to the general public. Social distancing practices will be followed, and we ask those healthy Rotarians not in high-risk categories to consider volunteering at one of the upcoming events.

Email Virginia Lee at [email protected] if you are available to volunteer for August 10 or any of the fall dates (every 3 weeks).

  • Volunteers Needed for Club Committees 

Interact Club – This club meets at Charleston Charter for Math and Science, and helps promote Rotary values and volunteering with high school students.  We co-sponsor the club with the Charleston Breakfast Club.  The club meets Wednesdays from 11-11:30 am, and will continue to meet in the coming year, though as sponsors we might Zoom in depending on CCSD guidelines.  The volunteer usually attends meetings once or twice a month.  There is a Teacher sponsor who does the bulk of the work.  I personally have volunteered with this group, and truly enjoyed the young people.  Jack Mitchell was doing this but has moved to Atlanta.  One to two volunteers needed.  Contact Lisa Van Bergen at [email protected]

Social Committee – This group coordinates social events for the club.  We need 1-2 people to chair the committee, and more volunteers are always welcome.  Contact Lisa Van Bergen at [email protected]

Zoom Committee – Past President David Burt has done an outstanding job serving as our Zoom host and bringing you our meetings via Zoom each week.  We will continue to offer meetings on Zoom for the foreseeable future.  In order to do this, we need a few additional “Zoom-savvy” Rotarians to assist David with this task as there will be meetings that he will be unable to attend. If you are interested, please reach out to David at [email protected].

Club/District Emails

As a Rotarian and a member in District 7770, you are receiving emails from our club and the District.  Both the club and the District try to minimize the number of emails being sent, but in today’s world of staying at home and no contact, emails are the main way to get information out and keep Rotarians connected. Please do not unsubscribe from District emails as this also effects your ability to receive club emails. If you unsubscribe from the District emails,  then you are also unsubscribing from receiving club emails.

Contribute to The CART Fund On-Line

It is now easy to contribute and support The CART Fund electronically. The CART Fund has just rolled out a new portal www.mycartfund.org, which you can easily access. As a Rotarian and a DACdb user, you automatically have an account already set-up in your name. Your user name and password are the same as it is for the DACdb.

Our Club is on Social Media

Members are encouraged to follow all of our social media channels and share posts with their followers too!  We also need members to send us picture of anything they do that relates to Rotary – service projects, meetings, events, etc.  We would love to keep our accounts full of smiling Rotarians! Photos can be send to Mike Sottak, [email protected], or Rob Byko, [email protected].

 

MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to Tiffany Vanek who had a “wedding celebration” this past weekend.  

Kerby Teller was named one of Charleston’s “Forty Under 40” for 2020!  Way to go, Kerby! Congratulations on this honor!! 

Proposed New Member

The following membership candidate has submitted an application and signed letter of agreement to the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston:

Nick Wackym, III – sponsor:  Past President Alex Dallis; classification:  Investigative Agency/Mgmt

In the event you know Nick, please tell a member of the Board how he will serve the ideas of Rotary.

Best wishes for all of us to stay safe and continue to stay connected as we help those who are most vulnerable in our community.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to fellow Rotarians if we can help you in any way in the days and weeks to come!

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

    • Rotarian:  Kim Crain
      • JOINED: 7/14/2020 
      • SPONSOR: Ruthie Ravenel
      • MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT: New Member;  Volunteered at 3D Mask making project @ Citadel; Shifia Clinic volunteer
      • CLASSIFICATION: Real Estate
      • PROFESSION: Realtor;  Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty
      • SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF: My Grandfather on my Mother’s side was a full blood Apache Indian

Birthdays

    • 8/6 – Alvin Williams
    • 8/7 – Amy Chico, Karl Brady
    • 8/8 – Hilton Smith

By the numbers

    • Attendance on July 28, 2020:  53
    • Not in attendance:  Allen, Altman, Baggs, Beam, Berry, Brack, Clark, Cook, Coxe, DeGraff, Dewey, Dopp, Drafts, Dukes, Echols, Finniff, Frume, Gill, Giovaniello, Goxhaj, Howard, Husser, Imam, Jones, Kaynard, Lee, Loredo, Lucy, Miracle, Moring, Oswalt, Palmer, Peters, Riley, Rust, Savage, Seguer, Shahid, Smith, P., Stoney, Strickland, Tecklenburg, John, Teller, Vanek, Walters, Weston, Wieters, Woodell
    • Out of Town Make-ups: None
WELLNESS TIP

Go Punk Like Lady Gaga: Practice Kindness and Gratitude

Lady Gaga says she practices being kind to others and being grateful for what’s going right in her life. Clinical studies have found that people who regularly practice gratitude journaling (writing down what you’re grateful for) report better well-being, physical health, and increased optimism about the future. Practicing kindness is sometimes easier said than done (particularly when we’re in tight quarters and tension is high), but remember that everyone is going through a tough time right now. 

AREA CLUB MEETINGS

Mondays

  • Summerville – Oakbrook: 7:30 a.m., Monday, Westcott County Club, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, North Charleston
  • North Charleston: 12:30 a.m., Monday, Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston.
  • Summerville Evening: 5:30 p.m., Monday, Montreux Bar and Grill, 127 W. Richardson Ave., Summerville

Tuesdays

  • East Cooper Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Cooper River Room at Waterfront Park, Mount Pleasant
  • Charleston: 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Hall’s Signature Events, 5 Faber, Charleston
  • Goose Creek: 12:45  m. Tuesday, Gilligan’s, 219 St. James Ave., Goose Creek

Wednesdays

  • Daniel Island: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island
  • St. John’s Parish (John’s Island): 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, 2817 Maybank Highway, Unit 1, John’s Island
  • Mount Pleasant: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Harbor Breeze Restaurant, 176 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant
  • Summerville: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sticky Fingers, Summerville

Thursdays

  • North Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Embassy Suites, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston
  • Moncks Corner: 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Gilligan’s Restaurant, Moncks Corner
  • St. Andrews (West Ashley): 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Bessinger’s BBQ, 1602 Savannah Highway, Charleston.

Fridays

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Our Rotary club actively uses social media — and we encourage you to interact with us through social media.

  • We’re on Facebook.  Take a look at our page and be sure to “like us”.
  • We’re on Twitter.  You can follow us @chasrotaryclub.
  • We’re on Instagram.  You can follow us @ChasRotaryClub.
ABOUT THE KEYWAY 

The Keyway has been published weekly as a newsletter for the Rotary Club of Charleston for more than 90 years.

  • President: Lisa Van Bergen
  • Keyway editor: Don Baus [email protected]
  • Executive secretary: Carroll Schweers, [email protected]
  • Mailing address: Rotary Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 21029 ,Charleston, SC 29413-1029
  • Copyright 2018, Rotary Club of Charleston. All rights reserved